The Skin of the South
1952, Japanese. Directed by Ishirō Honda.
When a group of young geologists declares a mountainside marked for residential development unstable, they are met with scorn on two fronts. On one end, they must contend with the local villagers who balk at the prospect of relocation; on the other, they face the ambitions of the headstrong lumber baron, whose actions will only further destabilize the land. Their pleas for reason ignored, the scientists can do little but observe as nature runs its inevitable course.
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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Cast & crew
- Ishirō HondaDirector
- Hajime IzuKakuzo Ono
- Yasuko FujitaSadae Miura
- Takashi ShimuraPresident
- Kamatari FujiwaraShunpei Goto
- Shunji KasugaShoichiro Takayama
- Yoshio KosugiNonaka
- Kan YanagiyaSanpei
- Eiko MiyoshiOld lady Onodera
- Harue ToneKeiko Nasu
- Tsuruko ManoShunpei's wife Miyo
- Ryuzo OkadaKimiyoshi Motomura
- Sôkichi MakiCast
Details
- Released
- 28 February 1952
- Original title
- 南国の肌
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Ishirō Honda
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The Skin of the South runs 94 minutes (1h 34m).
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The Skin of the South isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 28 February 1952. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Skin of the South?
If you liked The Skin of the South, try The River, Bastard Out of Carolina, Hurry Sundown.
Who directed The Skin of the South?
The Skin of the South (1952) was directed by Ishirō Honda and stars Hajime Izu, Yasuko Fujita, Takashi Shimura.